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‘Arsonist’ pair seen on CCTV

A clear image of an alleged arsonist behind the burning down of a Dublin head shop selling legal highs has been obtained by gardai, but the suspect has yet to be identified. A blurred image of a second suspect, whom detectives want to question, was also obtained from a CCTV camera in the north Dublin area.

Garda specialists are examining the images in the hope that officers may have encountered the suspects previously. The images may be released to the media to generate possible leads if the pair remain unidentified.

Gardai believe petrol was used as an accelerant in the blaze at Nirvana, on Capel Street nine days ago. The fire spread to two adjoining shops and gutted an entire building. Approximately 485,000 was found hidden below the floor.

A second head shop, the Happy Hippy on North Frederick Street, was attacked last Tuesday by two men who entered the